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HOUSE
FILE
484
BY
JACOBY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
nomination
of
candidates
for
president
1
of
the
United
States
by
political
parties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
43.4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
a.
This
section
does
not
require
a
3
political
party
to
select
a
nominee
for
president
at
a
caucus
4
as
described
in
this
section.
5
b.
In
lieu
of
selecting
a
nominee
for
president
at
a
caucus
6
as
described
in
this
section,
the
chairperson
of
the
state
7
central
committee
of
a
political
party
may
request
that
the
8
state
commissioner
of
elections
conduct
a
primary
election
9
consistent
with
the
provisions
of
chapter
49
and
this
chapter
10
for
the
selection
of
a
nominee
for
president.
An
election
held
11
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
held
at
least
four
days
12
earlier
than
the
scheduled
date
for
any
meeting,
caucus,
or
13
primary
which
constitutes
the
first
determining
stage
of
the
14
presidential
nominating
process
in
any
other
state,
territory,
15
or
any
other
group
which
has
the
authority
to
select
delegates
16
in
the
presidential
nomination.
17
c.
The
candidates
for
election
as
a
nominee
for
president
18
at
an
election
held
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
submit
19
nomination
papers
as
described
in
this
chapter
and
section
20
45.1,
subsection
1,
to
the
state
commissioner
of
elections.
21
d.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
adopt
rules
22
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
for
the
implementation
of
this
23
subsection.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
primary
elections
for
nominees
for
28
president
of
the
United
States.
The
bill
allows
a
political
29
party,
defined
in
Code,
to
request
that
the
state
commissioner
30
of
elections
conduct
a
primary
election
for
the
selection
of
a
31
nominee
for
president
of
the
United
States
in
lieu
of
selecting
32
a
nominee
for
president
of
the
United
States
through
the
caucus
33
process.
The
bill
requires
a
primary
election
to
select
a
34
nominee
for
president
of
the
United
States
for
a
political
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party
to
be
held
at
least
four
days
earlier
than
the
scheduled
1
date
for
any
meeting,
caucus,
or
primary
which
constitutes
the
2
first
determining
stage
of
the
presidential
nominating
process
3
in
any
other
state,
territory,
or
any
other
group
which
has
the
4
authority
to
select
delegates
in
the
presidential
nomination.
5
The
bill
also
requires
candidates
for
election
as
a
nominee
for
6
president
at
an
election
held
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
7
the
bill
to
submit
nomination
petitions
signed
as
required
in
8
Code
section
45.1
(nominations
by
petition).
The
bill
requires
9
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
to
adopt
rules
for
the
10
implementation
of
the
bill.
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